A ninny, an idiot and an economic theorist

Ariel Rubinstein

doi:10.1111/ecca.70057

A ninny, an idiot and an economic theorist

Ariel Rubinstein^*

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School of Economics

New York University

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Anton Chekhov's story ‘The ninny’ meets the question: ‘What is the meaning of economic theory?’.

Original language	English
Journal	Economica
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.70057
State	Accepted/In press - 2026

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Anton Chekhov
economic theory
the ninny

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